Above a certain region of the Atlantic Ocean on Earth.
Splash~ splash~
The dark, endless sea gently rippled.
It was 9:30 a.m. in Chinese time, yet here it was the dead of night. Hovering above the turbulent ocean was a silver-gray spacecraft. No instruments on Earth detected its presence.
Inside the control room, a group of space adventurers were filled with excitement.
“Captain!”
A childlike holographic image appeared on the control panel screen, and a crisp voice rang out, “Based on calculations, this planet is nearly spherical, with a radius of approximately 6,400 kilometers. Its total surface area is about 510 million square kilometers, with 29.2% being land and 70.8% water. The surface gravity is approximately 0.11 standard cosmic gravity units. Atmospheric composition: nitrogen makes up about 78%, oxygen about 21%…”
The ship’s AI, Atuka, rapidly reported the most basic and easily detectable data.
“Excellent.”
The captain’s expression was serious, his eyes gleaming with a hint of madness. He turned to the eight crew members beside him, all equally excited. “Everyone, we are now approaching the moment to reap our reward. However, precisely at this moment, we must be even more cautious! This is a planet once ruled by an invincible expert, and we know almost nothing about it!”
The eight crew members held their breath.
“Discovering an unclaimed planet must be approached with the utmost caution. Who knows what hidden experts might dwell on such a primitive world!” the captain said gravely.
It was not unheard of for a team to fall into disaster through carelessness.
Some space adventurer teams had stumbled upon a primitive planet, only to be killed by the locals at the very moment of their victory!
“Understood, Captain.”
“Captain, rest assured, we won’t be careless.”
“How could we capsize in a ditch? We’ve faced life and death more than once.”
The crew members hurriedly assured him.
The captain nodded in satisfaction. “Our priority must always be absolute caution and safety.”
“If there are no beings stronger than us on this planet, we stand to gain the greatest profit.”
“If there are powerful beings on this planet, then we have two options. One is to notify the slave traders. The other is to inform my family.” The captain said solemnly. Encountering powerful beings on a primitive planet was not uncommon in cosmic history. The adventurers’ mission was simply to ‘discover the planet.’
There was no need to engage in a direct confrontation.
The captain turned to the control panel screen. “Atuka, begin a full-scale scan of this planet. Obtain all available data as quickly as possible.”
“Captain, this planet has an information network.” The AI’s hologram appeared on the console, its voice brimming with excitement. “I can hack into the network and quickly obtain a wealth of data about this planet.”
“Excellent.” The captain’s eyes gleamed even more brightly.
“Do they actually have an information network?”
The crew members were surprised and began to laugh.
In the annals of cosmic history, most primitive planets discovered were quite backward.
“Proceed with the hack immediately. Obtain data on this planet from all aspects—economy, religion, experts, military, technology, etc.” The captain ordered. “Most importantly, focus on the information about the experts! Prioritize the data on experts!”
“Yes, Captain!”
Atuka responded promptly and quickly infiltrated Earth’s network.
…
The level of advancement of this cosmic exploration vessel far surpassed that of Earth’s current technology, rivaling even the ‘Black Dragon Spaceship.’
Unnoticed, Earth’s history and a wealth of other data were rapidly collected. Except for some physical storage media kept offline for security, every piece of data available on the network was discovered. Yet not a single person on Earth noticed.
At this moment, on the rooftop terrace of Luo Feng’s castle in Jiangnan Base City, China.
Luo Feng, Hong, and Thunder God sat around a table.
“I’ve already reached the peak of the Star-Embracing level, but how come I can’t break through?” Thunder God grumbled, stroking his bald head. “With the secret techniques my third brother gave me, my skills and strength have improved greatly. Now Hong has already reached the ninth stage of Star-Embracing. In terms of physical strength, I’ve always been stronger than Hong.”
“Show-off!”
Hong gave him a sidelong glance. “I just entered the ninth stage, while you’re already at the peak.”
“Regardless, it’s still third younger brother who’s progressed the fastest!” Thunder God exclaimed loudly.
“Don’t call me third younger brother!” Luo Feng rubbed his nose.
As the three strongest warriors on Earth sat leisurely, they had no idea that at this very moment, a cosmic explorer ship had entered the planet’s orbit and was rapidly infiltrating the network to collect massive amounts of data. The very thing they had feared and assumed would happen much later…
Was happening now…
…
Above the Atlantic Ocean.
The silver-gray spaceship hovered motionless in the dark sea air.
Inside the control room.
The captain and the eight crew members waited in silence for the AI to finish gathering data.
“Captain, the expert data has been collected!” Atuka called out.
The adventurers’ eyes lit up.
The data on experts was what they cared about most. If the experts on this planet were stronger than them, their profits would be greatly reduced! But if the experts were weaker, then this planet would be theirs to exploit, and they could reap the greatest benefits!
“Report.” The captain ordered.
“The universal cosmic language translation program has been established, along with translation for the native language of this planet.”
“This planet is called ‘Earth’ by its inhabitants.”
“There are nearly seven billion humans on Earth, with nearly one million at the Novice level. The number of Star-Embracing level individuals is nearly one hundred. There are no Cosmic level individuals!” Atuka announced directly.
A stunned silence filled the ship.
The captain and the eight crew members were momentarily speechless.
“Hahahaha…” The captain was the first to break into excited laughter.
“Haha, this is great news.” The gorilla-like adventurer also burst into excitement.
“There are only nearly one hundred Star-Embracing level experts on this planet. Their experts are extremely weak. Not a single Cosmic level expert exists!”
The crew members were all ecstatic.
On their ship,
The captain was undoubtedly the strongest, and each of the other crew members had their own unique skills. Including the captain, there were three Cosmic level experts aboard. The other six included four Star-Embracing level experts at the ninth stage, and two were support personnel for the ship. This force was more than enough to dominate the experts on Earth.
With this advantage, they could do as they pleased and extract the greatest profit from this planet.
“Captain, there is more detailed information you must see.” The AI Atuka reminded.
“What information?” The captain smiled.
If he had been cautious and tense when first entering Earth’s orbit, now that he heard there wasn’t even a single Cosmic level expert on the planet, he felt completely at ease. As for Luo Feng’s purchase of the strongest guards on Qiulong Star, very few people on Earth were aware of it, and even the governments were unaware. It certainly couldn’t be found online.
“Captain, there are three famous peak experts on Earth, known as Luo Feng, Hong, and Thunder God.” The AI Atuka explained.
“This is a video of Luo Feng battling a monster.”
Beep!
A holographic projection appeared in the air above the control room, showing the video of Luo Feng killing the Octopus Emperor.
“This Earthling flies quite fast. What is he using under his feet?” A green-skinned woman asked in surprise.
“It’s a mental-force weapon!”
“Flying this fast within the planet’s atmosphere, where air resistance is so strong, must be due to a mental-force weapon.”
“A Star-Embracing level youth having a mental-force weapon?”
“Fool! This planet was once controlled by an invincible expert. It’s only natural that some treasures were left behind.” The adventurers whispered among themselves.
However, when the video showed Luo Feng using the Arc Blade Disc to kill the Octopus Emperor…
“The Arc Blade Disc!”
“A third-tier mental-force weapon, the Arc Blade Disc!”
The captain and the gorilla-like man exclaimed simultaneously. The gorilla’s eyes gleamed with excitement as he howled, “Captain, we’ve struck gold! This planet must have treasures left behind by an invincible expert. Otherwise, a primitive world like this would never produce a third-tier mental-force weapon!”
“Mm.” The captain’s eyes also gleamed with excitement.
He understood now…
This Earth was unlike any ordinary primitive planet.
“Captain, this is the second video. It’s a battle featuring two individuals named ‘Hong’ and ‘Thunder God’!” Atuka played another widely circulated video on the network.
In the video, Hong and Thunder God fought together against the space beast, the Golden-Horned Beast.
On the video…
Hong and Thunder God both deployed their domains, burning their souls in a desperate battle.
“What? These are Star-Embracing level experts? How can they have domains? Both of them have domains?”
“Abnormal! Star-Embracing level experts with domains? And two of them? Even in the entire Black Dragon Mountain Empire, it would be unrealistic to find two domain-wielding Star-Embracing level experts on a single planet.”
“Absolutely monstrous.”
“Look, in front of that black-clothed man, a pile of metal suddenly appeared. He must have a spatial storage device! And it’s quite large!”
“A spatial device! No wonder this place was ruled by an invincible expert.”
“Look at what they’re wearing.”
“That black-clothed man’s armor is strange! It’s definitely not ordinary battle gear.”
The crew members cried out in astonishment.
Yet the captain’s expression was serious. He stared intently at the Golden-Horned Beast, the opponent of Hong and Thunder God.
Information about space beasts was generally extremely scarce, and few people paid much attention to such data. Although the ‘Virtual Cosmic Network’ contained some publicly available information, it was only a general introduction. Detailed information about the Golden-Horned Beast was nonexistent.
Needless to say…
Even the immortal master of the Yimo Star knew only the basics about the Golden-Horned Beast. Most ordinary adventurers knew little or nothing. Only a few had a vague understanding.
“This?”
“This is…?”
The captain stared intently at the Golden-Horned Beast in the video. As a direct descendant of the Norlan Shan family, he had received excellent education and was a highly qualified junior space mercenary. He had once seen introductions to some of the most terrifying space beasts, including this one, notorious for its brutality and bloodthirstiness—the Golden-Horned Beast!
“The Golden-Horned Beast! It’s actually the Golden-Horned Beast! And judging from the appearance, it’s only at the first stage of the Cosmic level? It’s just a juvenile Golden-Horned Beast?”
“Heavens!”
“If we could capture such a young Golden-Horned Beast alive, it would be worth more than ten planets!” The captain’s breath caught, sweat beaded on his forehead, and his entire body trembled with excitement.
This was an immense fortune!
There were certainly immortal beings willing to pay an exorbitant price for such a top-tier bloodline juvenile space beast!
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